• yeehaw@lemmy.ca
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    6 hours ago

    I got a new 2025 ID. BUZZ for 63k a few weeks back. Any EV with that many seats is expensive and hard to find on our used market here. I think that was a decent price considering initially it retailed around 90K

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      3 hours ago

      Ordered a LWB earlier in the year, still waiting on delivery - currently due mid-Nov., but with the Suez Canal looking to be off-limits due to the conflict in Yemen - not sure if/when it’ll land here in Australia. 😭

      How’re you finding it, in these first few weeks? Any quirks/niggles you weren’t expecting, or adjustments you’ve needed to make?

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        2 hours ago

        Yeah some.

        Personally I hate that it (and this is probably a fact for ALL new vehicles) is the level of tracking and data collection. Hard braking? Hard acceleration? A collision? Don’t worry, insurance knows. VW collects this and much more info and shares it with third parties 🙃. Just read the app ToS.

        Level 1 charging is working okay, needing to too up at a paid charger once in a while but it’s still night and day cheaper than gas or diesel.

        It’s super comfy and roomy. Overall I’m quite happy with it.

        The charging connectors an unexpected quirk though. Once it’s charging you can’t release it. You need to either use the app, turn on the ignition and dig through the touch screen settings, or click your fob unlock button.

        But this is my first ev and first vehicle I’ve ever owned that’s newer than 2010 so… Ya lol

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      6 hours ago

      Hello fellow Buzz owner. I also bought a 2025 buzz new a couple of weeks ago. So far love having the EV kid hauler

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        4 hours ago

        Exactly 🤣. Make sure you get your electrify promo if you’re in Canada. Something like 1400 or 1600 kWh free charing over a few years.

        I don’t have a stage 2 charger yet…

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          Signed up for that. We also had to get a lvl2 installed right away, the kids school is just too far away for daily lvl1. 14-50 outlet + whole home surge protector $1200 installed